G7 sets cybersecurity guidelines for financial sector

WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The Group of Seven industrial powers agreed to guidelines on how to protect the financial sector from cyber attacks, Japan's finance ministry said on Tuesday.

"The non-binding elements encapsulate best practices in cybersecurity for public and private financial sector entities of all sizes," the ministry said in a statement that accompanied the agreement between G7 finance ministers and central bankers.